Football preview: Washington Academy hungry for more success in second season

EAST MACHIAS, Maine — During its first season of varsity football, Washington Academy not only won a game, it put together a two-game winning streak.

Second-year coach Barry Terrill believes his team probably could have won a few more games in 2011. He is looking for continued improvement this fall.

“We’d like to improve on that a little bit and get in the playoffs, get a taste of that, and just keep building,” Terrill said.

Washington Academy went into last Friday’s season opener at Bucksport with 34 players on the roster. That includes a cast of 15 upperclassmen.

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“We’ve gotten to a point where we’ve got experienced players, which means they’ve been on the field before,” said Terrill, who also has welcomed the program’s first class of freshmen that played on a middle-school team.

Among the go-to players for the Raiders are seniors Tyler Warner and Andrew Farnsworth.

Warner was a first-team All-LTC offensive tackle a year ago. He also is a mainstay at defensive end, where he made 35 tackles.

Outlook: The Raiders look to continue building their program. WA has solid overall experience, but must be well conditioned and avoid injuries with most contributors playing both ways. The Raiders hope to contend for one of the eight LTC postseason berths.